Education to Employment - LPN - Current Students Only

LPN Student Opportunity

Essentia Health is seeking LPN students to commit to serve in ambulatory care clinics in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Clinic LPNs work 8 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. No weekend, holiday, or on-call rotations are required. (Some weekends, holidays, and later hours are required if serving in the walk-in/urgent care clinics.) Selected applicants will receive a paid education benefit of $10,000 in exchange for serving at Essentia Health for a contracted period of 2 years upon graduation. You must be currently enrolled in an accredited LPN program to qualify. Prerequisites will not qualify you to apply for this program.

Education Qualifications

Must be currently enrolled in an accredited LPN program.

About Essentia Health:

We are a top-rated employer offering work-life balance, long term career stability, opportunities for growth, and work you can be passionate about! Our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people's lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.

About Education to Employment

Launch your nursing career with financial peace of mind through Essentia Health's Education to Employment (E2E) Program. Designed specifically for current Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students, this innovative pathway pairs tuition support through forgivable loans with a guaranteed transition into a rewarding clinical role upon graduation and licensure. Whether your passion lies in our specialized outpatient clinics or acute inpatient care across the Fargo-Moorhead metro, you'll lock in your post-grad career early, gain invaluable mentorship from experienced nurse leaders, and step seamlessly from the classroom into a supportive healthcare family. Focus on mastering your clinical skills today knowing your future nursing career is already secured at Essentia Health.

What You'll Do:

Assists RN, Physician and other providers and provides direct patient care in the ambulatory and/or home care setting to contribute to meeting the mission and goals of Essentia Health. Will perform identified procedures for which competencies have been demonstrated. Cares for patients ranging in age from newborn to elderly as noted on age-related category.

Employees scheduled 24+ hours weekly enjoy these benefits:

• Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
• Dental and Vision insurances
• Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
• Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
• Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave after one year
• Adoption assistance after one year
• Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)

All employees, including casual, enjoy these benefits:

• Take Charge (employee wellness program)
• Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
• Employee discount program
• 401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

• A North Dakota LPN license is required upon hire.
• A Minnesota LPN license is required within 3 months of hire.
• AHA Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is required within 3 months of hire.